English Premier League

Manchester City vs Everton, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Manchester City
  • 58': Erling Haaland
  • 63': Erling Haaland
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2 - 0
Everton

    Erling Haaland fires Man City to comfortable win over Everton

    Erling Haaland continued his blistering start to the season as his quickfire second-half double propelled Manchester City to a 2-0 win over Everton.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton).
    • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
    • 5': Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Michael Keane.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nico González.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Beto (Everton) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
    • 15': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
    • 15': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
    • 15': Attempt saved. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a through ball.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nico González.
    • 17': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
    • 17': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
    • 18': Charly Alcaraz (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
    • 20': Beto (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Dangerous play by Nico González (Manchester City).
    • 22': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
    • 22': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Charly Alcaraz (Everton) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jake O'Brien.
    • 26': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
    • 30': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Everton).
    • 30': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
    • 31': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Michael Keane.
    • 31': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
    • 31': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Offside, Everton. Beto is caught offside.
    • 34': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
    • 39': James Garner (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
    • 41': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 42': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
    • 43': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
    • 43': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Everton).
    • 44': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Iliman Ndiaye.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
    • 45'+1': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Everton 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 0, Everton 0.
    • 46': Foul by Beto (Everton).
    • 46': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
    • 52': Beto (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
    • 54': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
    • 54': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
    • 55': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Goal! Manchester City 1, Everton 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly with a cross.
    • 59': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Jérémy Doku.
    • 59': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. James Garner (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Bernardo Silva.
    • 63': Goal! Manchester City 2, Everton 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Savinho.
    • 67': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
    • 67': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Michael Keane (Everton).
    • 68': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
    • 70': Substitution, Everton. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Idrissa Gueye.
    • 70': Substitution, Everton. Merlin Röhl replaces Charly Alcaraz.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 73': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tim Iroegbunam.
    • 75': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
    • 75': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Everton. Thierno Barry replaces Beto.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Merlin Röhl (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye with a cross.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Savinho with a cross.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Nico O'Reilly.
    • 84': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
    • 85': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Nico O'Reilly.
    • 85': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Savinho.
    • 86': Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Nico González.
    • 86': Substitution, Everton. Dwight McNeil replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 86': Substitution, Everton. Tyler Dibling replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Handball by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Phil Foden with a through ball.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Michael Keane.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Thierno Barry.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Everton).
    • 90'+5': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Tyler Dibling (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Everton 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Everton 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 11
    5 Saves 1
    28.9 Possession 71.1
    5 SHOTS 19
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    237 Accurate Passes 685
    300 Passes 749
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    10 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    56 Long Balls 38
    25 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    11 Effective Tackles 9
    18 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 5
    28 Effective Clearances 26
    28 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Etihad Stadium
    Location: Manchester, England

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 8 +12 19
    2 Manchester City 8 +11 16
    3 AFC Bournemouth 8 +3 15
    4 Liverpool 8 +3 15
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MNC Manchester City (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    25 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
    6 Nathan Aké
    3 Rúben Dias
    14 Nico González
    33 Nico O'Reilly
    27 Matheus Nunes
    47 Phil Foden
    4 Tijjani Reijnders
    11 Jérémy Doku
    26 Savinho
    9 Erling Haaland
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Oscar Bobb, Rico Lewis, Mateo Kovacic, James Trafford, Rayan Cherki, Bernardo Silva, John Stones, Josko Gvardiol, Omar Marmoush.

    EVE Everton (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    5 Michael Keane
    6 James Tarkowski
    16 Vitaliy Mykolenko
    15 Jake O'Brien
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    27 Idrissa Gueye
    37 James Garner Yellow Card
    9 Beto
    24 Carlos Alcaraz
    10 Iliman Ndiaye
    Everton Substitutes:
    Adam Aznou, Tom King, Tyler Dibling, Mark Travers, Thierno Barry, Merlin Rohl, Dwight McNeil, Seamus Coleman, Tim Iroegbunam.

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